Spartans Kairee Robinson, 25 stretches for a first quarter first down,as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin hIgh school in Dublin, California, on Friday December 2, 2016. less

Spartans Kairee Robinson, 25 stretches for a first quarter first down,as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin hIgh school in Dublin, ... more

Spartans' Kairee Robinson, 25 on a 31 yard touchdown run in the second quarter, as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin hIgh school in Dublin, California, on Friday December 2, 2016. less

Spartans' Kairee Robinson, 25 on a 31 yard touchdown run in the second quarter, as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin hIgh school in ... more

Spartans Jonathan Hacket, 21 goes in on three yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin hIgh school in Dublin, California, on Friday December 2, 2016. less

Spartans Jonathan Hacket, 21 goes in on three yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin ... more

Freedom's Baylei Coston, 2 makes a catch for a first quarter touchdown as he is chased by Blaine Bumbaca, 41 and Eliijah Short, 17, as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open division football championship at Dublin hIgh school in Dublin, California, on Friday December 2, 2016. less

Freedom's Baylei Coston, 2 makes a catch for a first quarter touchdown as he is chased by Blaine Bumbaca, 41 and Eliijah Short, 17, as De La Salle-Concord takes on Freedom in the North Ooast section open ... more

In a season during which many believed De La Salle football had become more vulnerable than it has been in several seasons, the Spartans still began December by winning a 25th consecutive North Coast Section title and securing a berth to their eighth straight CIF Open Division State Bowl.

De La Salle won the inaugural NCS Open Division title by following the running back tandem of Kairee Robinson and Jonathan Hackett to a 362-yard rushing night and a dominant 42-7 win over previously unbeaten Freedom-Oakley at Dublin High.

Robinson carried 24 times for 169 yards and a touchdown, and Hackett rushed 22 times for 143 yards and two scores. Meanwhile, the Spartans’ defense held Falcons star running back Ronnie Rivers to 4 yards on nine carries.

“I’m proud of them. I’m not going to pull any punches, we weren’t very good,” De La Salle coach Justin Alumbaugh said in reference to a rocky four-week stretch that ended in early October with a near-loss at San Ramon Valley-Danville. “We’re a good team right now. We’re not otherworldly or anything like that, but we’re a physical, disciplined, tough team. And that’s something that’s likable.”

De La Salle (11-1) will expect to be placed in the CIF Open Division State Bowl as Northern California’s top overall team. They are likely to face the winner of Saturday’s Southern Section Division I final between Mater Dei-Santa Ana and St. John Bosco-Bellflower. The state bowl will be played Dec. 17 at Sacramento State.

Freedom (11-1) is expected to continue with a Division I regional bowl berth. The CIF will announce the Open Division finalists and all regional bowl pairings on Sunday.

“It hurts to lose, but we’re alive,” Freedom coach Kevin Hartwig said. “We’re still playing. We go next week, we win and we’ll be in a state championship. And that’s crazy. ... That’s the best thing about this new system. It gives another team a chance, and it’s us.”

Freedom was led by quarterback Jonathan Pierce who threw for 228 yards and a touchdown.

Campolindo 40, Windsor 20: In Division 2, quarterback Jacob Westphal threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns, and the top-seeded Cougars (10-3) claimed their third consecutive NCS championship at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill.

Wide receiver John Torchio caught two touchdown passes and threw for another, and Campolindo joined De La Salle as the only East Bay team to win three straight NCS crowns. Joey Berzins, Vincent Massotti and Lev Garcia also caught scoring passes for the Cougars.

Westphal started slowly, completing only one of his first seven passes, but he finished 21-for-37 and moved past the 3,000-yard barrier for the season. Westphal has thrown for 3,172 yards this season, and 5,697 in his career.

Kobe Roman threw for scores of 55 and 43 yards during a 225-yard passing night, and the second-seeded Jaguars (9-4) built a 13-6 lead early in the second quarter. Jorgen Sarganis caught eight passes for 85 yards and a score, and Patrick Tappin caught a slant, broke a tackle and went the distance for the 55-yard score that put Windsor ahead.

After a drive was extended with a roughing-the-kicker penalty, Westphal hit Torchio on a fade for the game-tying score. From there, Campolindo rolled, with the most impressive highlight coming when Torchio took a lateral from Westphal and found Garcia for a 53-yard score and 34-13 lead with 5 minutes left in the third quarter.

State volleyball

Head-Royce of Oakland (34-1) captured its first state crown with an easy 25-9, 25-22, 25-14 Division V win over Immanuel-Reedley (27-16) at Santiago Canyon College in Orange.

Head-Royce won the pivotal second game by scoring the final three points.

Menlo-Atherton (30-6) lost the Division I title match to Edison-Huntington Beach 25-20, 25-21, 25-18. Edison finished the season 36-8. An 11-point run by Edison in the third game did in Menlo-Atherton, seeking its first state title. The Bears lost in the Division I state final last season to Redondo Union-Redondo Beach.

Four more matches at Santiago Canyon College, all including Bay Area squads, are scheduled for Saturday.